Anthropologist Kevin Birth explores what it means to have a global perspective on the church calendar. Estamos en el sur y como estamos en tiempos de recuperar nuestra identidad, el Gobierno boliviano está recuperando nuestro Sarawi, de acuerdo a nuestro Sarawi, que significa camino, de acuerdo con nuestro Ñan, en quechua, nuestros relojes deberÃan girar a la izquierda. Translation: We are in the south and since we are in times of recovering our identity, the Bolivian Government is recovering our Sarawi, and … [Read more...] about Lent: Frames of Reference and a Global Perspective (Scholar’s Compass)
Lent 2015
Scholar’s Compass: Lent and Easter’s Timing
The time when Easter is ordained to take place is, like the Paschal celebrations as a whole, redolent with sacred mystery. In the first place, we are careful to wait until after the equinox to celebrate the Lord's Passover . . . so that the feast-day on which the Mediator between God and man, having destroyed the power of darkness, opened the way of light for the world, might show its inner [significance] by means of the order of time. -- Bede, 0 (trans. Faith Wallis) Reflection It was a revelation to one of my … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: Lent and Easter’s Timing
Justice and Righteousness are the Foundations of His Throne (Scholar’s Compass)
During Lent, ESN will be publishing a series of posts on navigating issues of justice as Christians in academic life. This pursuit takes a variety of shapes, and we'll be sharing the words of academics from a wide range of disciplinary commitments and personal experiences. Scholar Mary Poplin starts off the series. God does not call everyone to work with the poor, like He called us. And God does not call everyone to live among the poor or to live like the poor, like He has called us. But God does call everyone to … [Read more...] about Justice and Righteousness are the Foundations of His Throne (Scholar’s Compass)